The reviews are 95% positive. I think I saw only one unhappy review out of dozens. One person got a bar with double tracked knurling on the part where he gripped deadlift, and although he didn't complain about lack of grip he said he could feel the difference. Other than that I think the reviews are all 5 star. Of course it's the same gamble as with any seconds-quality product. No warranty and risk of your defect being greater than others'. For my part I will probably get a closeout (higher grade than a boneyard) before a boneyard bar, but if a boneyard bar comes up in a desirable configuration I would probably jump on it.

Is that for sure that the closeouts are of higher standard than the boneyard? I've always wondered what the difference is.

I check the closeout every day and still missed the Euro OLY in Chrome

edit I've also noticed it is $37 to ship a closeout bar to California and $14 for any of the boneyard bars.. wonder why.
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Rogue Chat: Boneyard bars and brand new bars do ship for a flat rate. For the closeout bars, the shipping calculated from the weight and size of the box to your location

Rogue Chat:
Both bars will be the same type of quality (re: if there is a difference in grade between closeout and boneyard)